Āpā *Āpā (and *āvā) (feminine) [for āpadā, q.v.] misery, misfortune Ja II 317 (locative plural āpāsu, v.l. avāsu, commentary āpadāsu); III 12 (āvāsu); V 82 (avāgata gone into misery, v.l. apagata, commentary apagata parihīna), 445 (locative āvāsu, v.l. avāsu, commentary āpadāsu), 448 (āvāsu kiccesu; v.l. apassive, read āpāsu). Note: Since *āpā only occurs in locative plural, the form āpāsu is to be regarded as a direct contraction of Sanskrit āpatsu.
<b> <c c="#a00149">Āpā</c> </b> <br>A class of deities who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.259</c> <br> <br> </deftext>